In the middle of the Christmas
concert of the Ateneo de Zamboanga University Band last December 17, while “My
Way” was playing, only the third in the repertoire, the rain started to fall
mainly on the plain that is now the Brebeuf Grounds.

As raindrops kept falling on
their heads, the Band, followed by the audience already enchanted by the
evening’s music, proceeded to the Multi-Purpose Covered Courts (MPCC). The show
went on. Although the weather forecasted that the sun will come out, Concert
director Marco Alfino “Kiko” Miranda, had set up the MPCC “just in case”.

At the MPCC, the Music went
on, living up to the show’s title. Sans the ambiance of the Brebeuf Grounds
with its lights and sounds, the Band played on. Members of the audience were
appreciative, clapping their hands and stomping their feet to the beat of the
Sound of Music. The Band was unstoppable. Nothing could stop it from playing. Neither
the July fire that burned all the Band instruments, nor the Rain that poured
only 30 minutes into the show.

Fr President Karel San Juan,
SJ, in his message, recounted the fateful July fire that scorched all the Band instruments
and music sheets, and how the Band and the entire University has risen from the
ashes. He thanked the Leader of the Band, Maestro Apolonio “Poli” Enriquez, for
the latter’s dedication in reorganizing and revitalizing the University’s Pride.

For its finale, the Band
serenaded the audience with a medley of Christmas carols.